U-69 Revell VIIc Another way!

Savvy · 11-19-07, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by corvette k225

Guys what is a good air brush to get now? I would like to try to build one of those U-Boats.

Hi Corvette,
You don't have to own an airbrush to get a good paint job. I personally own four, and not one of them is coming to my U-Boat party!

Don't get me wrong, when they are spraying well the effcts can be sensational, it's when they decide not to play things can turn nasty.

Have a quick look at the photo below. I did all of this with one can of grey primer and one can of white primer. All the weathering was done with pastels, cheap, relatively clean to use and very controllable.

Sav

Chock · 11-19-07, 04:18 PM

Totally agree with Savvy there incidentally, good drybrushing is generally more controllable than airbrushing for most people. I went to art and design college for four years and was trained how to use an airbrush, and I still rarely break one out for the average model. I tend to think that airbrushed models look like airbrushed models rather than the real thing a lot of the time. Skillful masking and a decent steady hand with a paintbrush blows airbrushing out of the water most of the time. Won't be using one on my Akula anyway, and even though that's at 1:350 scale, I bet you I can do it better with a paintbrush!

To be fair, one thing airbrushes are good for is late WW2 German aircraft and vehicle camouflage at 1:35 to 1:48th scale, that and things such as the temporary camo changes on Messerschmitt bf109s in the mid to late 1940s. If you intend to make a lot of that kind of stuff, it's probably worth having a decent double action one.

Chock

Siara · 11-28-07, 02:59 PM

Hows the build going Savvy?

I thought you was gonna be long in front when i return....

Savvy · 11-30-07, 04:10 PM

Hi Siara,

I have done absolutely nothing! I have just finished a two week stint of nights

Also the last couple of weekends have been taken up painting reindeer and a Santa for my local Firestations Christmas Grotto

Got to go and help put it all together for them tomorrow and then i'll be free to get on with U-69

Still no luck with the wooden decks, sent an e-mail to White Ensign and have been told that they ordered them a month ago. Not thier fault and i've had good service in the past. I think i'm going to change my build plan to suit the wait on this item.

Sav.

11-19-07, 04:18 PM	#2
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Totally agree with Savvy there incidentally, good drybrushing is generally more controllable than airbrushing for most people. I went to art and design college for four years and was trained how to use an airbrush, and I still rarely break one out for the average model. I tend to think that airbrushed models look like airbrushed models rather than the real thing a lot of the time. Skillful masking and a decent steady hand with a paintbrush blows airbrushing out of the water most of the time. Won't be using one on my Akula anyway, and even though that's at 1:350 scale, I bet you I can do it better with a paintbrush! To be fair, one thing airbrushes are good for is late WW2 German aircraft and vehicle camouflage at 1:35 to 1:48th scale, that and things such as the temporary camo changes on Messerschmitt bf109s in the mid to late 1940s. If you intend to make a lot of that kind of stuff, it's probably worth having a decent double action one. Chock __________________

11-28-07, 02:59 PM	#3
Siara Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mitcham/London Posts: 818 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hows the build going Savvy? I thought you was gonna be long in front when i return.... __________________ Master Models

11-30-07, 04:10 PM	#4
Savvy Loader Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 89 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Siara, I have done absolutely nothing! I have just finished a two week stint of nights Also the last couple of weekends have been taken up painting reindeer and a Santa for my local Firestations Christmas Grotto Got to go and help put it all together for them tomorrow and then i'll be free to get on with U-69 Still no luck with the wooden decks, sent an e-mail to White Ensign and have been told that they ordered them a month ago. Not thier fault and i've had good service in the past. I think i'm going to change my build plan to suit the wait on this item. Sav.